High chair tray slide



HIGH CHAIR TRAY SLIDE Filed March 26, 145

BY i @fiona Patented Apr. 20, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HIGH CHAIR TRAY SLIDE Edwin W. North and Roy A. Stone, Rockford, Ill.,

assignors to National Lock Company, Rock- I for-i111., a corporation of Delaware Application March 26, 1945, Serial No. 584,796 s claims. (c1. 155-127) port a childs food and toys, but also to hold the child from falling or sliding out or off of the chair.

One of the purposes of our present invention is to provide equipment for detachably mounting a tray upon the arms of a chair so that it may be disconnected and removed from the chair, thus freeing the child for removal from the chair.

In addition `to the general purpose of rendering the tray detachable, our invention is designed to provide for adjustment of the tray so that it may be locked in position at varying distances from the back of the vchair to accommodate children of different sizes.

Furthermore, the locking means is automatic in its operation of locking, brut is manually releasable and so constructed that it cannot be readily released by the child and so that it affords no opportunity for catching or injuring the chiids fingers or hands.

Another feature of our invention is the provision of la stop or abutment which limits the movement of the tray toward the back of the chair, so that it cannot be accidentally pulled or pushed far enough back to squeeze the child or make it uncomfortable..

Other advantageous features of our invention will be readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing.

Referring to the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a high chair embodying our invention;

Fig. 2 is a, fragmentary :planv view of the disclosure of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. v2;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and y Fig. 5 is a bottom View looking upwardly at Figs. 1 and 3.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, reference character 6 indicates generally a high chair of any preferred design provided with the parallel arms 1 adapted to serve as the support for a tray 8 proportioned to overlie the arms and shaped to conform to the body of a child when seated in the chair.

For the purpose of detachably and adjustably mounting the tray upon the arms of the chair, our invention contemplates the provision of equipment consisting of hardware, a portion of which is adapted to be mounted on the chair arms and another portion of which is adapted to be mount- `2 ed on the bottom of the tray, so that it will be slidalbly engaged with and connected to the portion mounted on the arms.

The arm portion of the equipment consists of a track formed of sheet metal providing a body 9 of channel shape consisting of an upper wall II, a vertical outerwall I2 and a bottom wall I3 from the inner edge of which depends a flange I4 adapted to lie against the vertical outer face of an arm 'I and be secured thereto by screws I5. Since the two track members, one for each arm, are identical except for being reversed and the parts cooperating therewith are also similarly identical, a detailed description of one only will suflice.

The forward end of the track body 9 is tapered, as indicated at IS, to receive the slide, and the rear end of the lower wall I3 is provided with a depending stop or abutment Il which limits the 'rearward movement of the tray toward the chair back. The lower wall I3 is also provided intermediate its ends with a plurality of spaced apart slots or openings I8 adapted to receive a latching detent, which will be later described.

The cooperating member of the equipment comprises a channel-shaped slide Iii consisting of an upper Wall 2i secured to the lower face of the tray 'I by a plurality oi screws 22, a vertical wall 23 and a bottom wall 24. These channel members are attached to the tray in such spaced relation as to receive and ride upon the track members 9 when the tray is slid onto the arms of the chair.

For the purpose of releasably latching the tray in adjusted position on the track members, an angle-shaped latch 25 is pivotally mounted on a pivot pin 26 upon the outer face of the vertical wall 23 of the slide. The rearward portion of this latch is inclined or sloped upwardly as indicated at 2l, terminating in an upwardly projecting detent 28 which extends through an opening 29 formed in the bottom Wall `24 of the slide. An expansion spring 3| interposed between the tail of the latching member and the bottom wall 2li of the slide biases the latching member in a clockwise direction, viewing Fig. 3, about its pivot so Vas to project the detent through any latching opening I8 with which it becomes aligned, thereby latching the slide against movement on the track.

It will be apparent, therefore, that when the tray is slid over the arms of the chair, the slides ride upon the tracks and, if the latches 25 are released, they will snap into the track openings I8, thereby locking the tray to the chair.

The latches are so shaped that they cannet be released or readily manipulated by the child, and by reason of their angle-shape no slot or opening is presented in which the childs lingers may become caught or injured,

The inclines I6 at the forward end of the tracks enable the slides to be engaged with the tracks without manipulation of the latches 25, since the inclines will force the latch detents 28 outwardly as the slides move backwardly upon the tracks. When the latches are held released, the

tray may be moved backwardly until the rear ends of the slides engage the stops or abutments Il Y on the tracks, whereby the rearward movement of the tray is limited. The slides may be Adiscon- Y nected from the tracks by pressing upwardly against the tails of the latches 25, thereby enabling the tray to be detached and removed from the chair.

The structural details illustrated and described may be varied within considerable limits without departing from the scope of our invention as dened in the following claims.

We claim:

1. Equipment for high chairs, including a pair of track members and a pair of slide members, each track member being shaped to provide an attaching ange and an outwardly projecting body beveled at one end, provided with an abutment at the other end and provided intermediate its ends with latch receiving openings, each slide member being of channel-shape with its upper wall adapted for attachment to the bottom of a tray, a latch member of angle shape pivoted on the vertical wall of each slide and provided with a portion underlying said body having an upwardly projecting detent adapted to extend through an opening in the slide and to engage in the track openings, and a spring interposed between such latch member and the lower wall of the slide whereby said latch is biased into track engaging position.

2. High chair equipment, consisting of a pair of track members and a pair of slide members, each track member having a body of hollow channel-shaped construction provided with a depending attaching flange for attachment to the vertical face of a high chair arm, each body having a tapered forward end, latch receiving openings between its ends in the lower wall and an abutment at its rear end, each slide member being of channel-shaped construction with the upper wall thereof adapted for attachment to the lower face of a tray, an angle-shaped latch member overlying the lower and vertical walls of the slide member and pivotally mounted on the vertical wall, said latch member having an upwardly projecting detent at its rear end adapted to project through an opening in the slide member and to engage in the openings offthe track member, and a spring for biasing the latch into track engaging position. 1'.

3. High chair equipment, comprising .a pair of track members each having a hollow body tapered at its forward end, provided with an abut-l ment at its rear end and provided with latch receiving openings in its -.lower wall, the body having a depending flange along the inner edge of the lower wall for attachment to the vertical face of a chair arm, slide members of channelshape adapted to receive said track members, each slide member being constructed for attachment to the lower face of a chair tray, and spring pressed latch members pivotally mounted on the vertical walls of said slide members, each having a detent in position to project through an opening in the lower wall of the slide and releasably engage in said openings of said track members.

4. Equipment for high chairs, including a track member adapted to be mounted on the arm of such a chair, saidmember being shaped to provide an attaching ange and a body projecting laterally therefrom, said body including upper and lower walls spaced apart and connected by a vertical outer wall, said lower wall being provided with spaced apart latch receiving openings,

' a channel-shaped slide member proportioned to receive said track body, the upper wall of the slide member being provided with screw holes for attachment of the member to the bottom of a tray, and a spring pressed angle bar latch pivoted on the vertical wall of the slide member having a portion underlying said body and having a detent adapted to project through an opening in the lower wall of the track member and an opening in the slide whereby the slide member is locked against movement on the track member.

5.Y Equipment for high chairs, including track members adapted to be mounted on the arms of the chair and channel-shaped slide members adapted to be mounted on theunder surface of the chair tray, said track members being each shaped to provide an attaching flange and a body comprising parallel upper and lower walls and a connecting outer wall, said body projecting outwardly from said iange and provided on its. lower wall with latch receiving openings," the slide members being adapted to receive the track members and each slide member comprising upper, lower and outer walls opposed respectively to the corresponding walls of thecompanion track member, a latch member pivoted onthe vertically disposed outer wall of a slide and having 'a portion underlying said trackwall provided with a detent at one end adapted to engage in the track openings and project through a slide opening, and a spring for normally urging' said latch into track engaging position.

6. Equipment for high chairs, including a track member adapted to be mounted on the outer vertical face of the arm of a chair, 'said member being formed of metal comprising a channel'- shaped body including upper andlower'spaced apart walls, a verticalrconnecting wall and anat taching ange extending downwardly from 4the inner edge of the lower wall `and adapted to be secured by screws or the like "to, the Vertical face of the chair arm, said lower wall being provided with spaced apart detent receiving openings, said track member being adapted to be mounted so that the open side ofthe channel is closed by the arm upon which the member is` mounted, a channel shaped slide membercomprising upper, lower and vertical walls embracing respectively the upper, lower and vertical wallsof the track member, and a latch pivotedon the`vertical wall'of the slide member and comprising aV portion' underlying the slide member andprovided witha detent, the lower wall of the slide being. provided with an opening through which said detent .projects into engagementv with Va selected spaced opening in the track member. j

' EDWIN W..NORTH.

ROY A.,STOl\ll l. I

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